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Penderecki: String Quartets; Clarinet Quartet; String Trio / Bokun, Meccore String Quartet
Capriccio

Penderecki: String Quartets; Clarinet Quartet; String Trio / Bokun, Meccore String Quartet

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$21.99

Details

Composer
Krzysztof Penderecki
Artist
Jan Jakub Bokun
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
May 05, 2023
Catalog #
C5493
UPC
845221054933

About

Krzysztof Penderecki’s works for (string) quartet neatly encapsulate the stylistic breadth and trace the development of Poland’s most important modern composer throughout his six-decade-long career. From the avantgarde rhythmical study that is Quartet No.1, via an ode to Webern, to the neo-romantic elder Penderecki’s Schubertian Clarinet Quartet, this collection covers all his chamber music for three and four strings, even the early neo-baroque outlier of his Three Pieces adapted from his film music for the steamy 1964 movie, The Saragossa Manuscript.

REVIEW:

From wild child of the experimental avant-garde to luscious neo-Romantic, Krzysztof Penderecki had an unusually profound stylistic transformation across his career. When his string quartets neatly encapsulate that trajectory, written as they were between 1960 and 2016, it’s no mean feat to pull off the entire cycle in consistently convincing and compelling fashion. Yet, that is what the Meccore Quartet has done here.

-- The Strad

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Der unterbrochene Gedanke (The Interrupted Thought) 02:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Der unterbrochene Gedanke (The Interrupted Thought)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Ensemble
    Meccore String Quartet
  2. 2 I. Notturno: Adagio 03:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Notturno: Adagio
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Performer
    Jan Jakub Bokun, Wojciech Koprowski, Michał Bryła, Marcin Mączyński
  3. 3 II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo 02:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Performer
    Jan Jakub Bokun, Wojciech Koprowski, Michał Bryła, Marcin Mączyński
  4. 4 III. Serenade: Tempo di Valse 01:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Serenade: Tempo di Valse
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Performer
    Jan Jakub Bokun, Wojciech Koprowski, Michał Bryła, Marcin Mączyński
  5. 5 IV. Abschied: Larghetto 07:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Abschied: Larghetto
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Performer
    Jan Jakub Bokun, Wojciech Koprowski, Michał Bryła, Marcin Mączyński
  6. 6 String Quartet No. 1 06:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    String Quartet No. 1
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Ensemble
    Meccore String Quartet
  7. 7 String Quartet No. 3, "Leaves from an Unwritten Diary" 18:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    String Quartet No. 3, "Leaves from an Unwritten Diary"
    Duration
    18:02
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Ensemble
    Meccore String Quartet
  8. 8 String Quartet No. 2 07:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    String Quartet No. 2
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Ensemble
    Meccore String Quartet
  9. 9 I. Andante 02:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Ensemble
    Meccore String Quartet
  10. 10 II. Vivo 04:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Vivo
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Ensemble
    Meccore String Quartet
  11. 11 I. Allegro molto 09:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Performer
    Wojciech Koprowski, Michał Bryła, Marcin Mączyński
  12. 12 II. Vivace 04:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Performer
    Wojciech Koprowski, Michał Bryła, Marcin Mączyński